Offshore Arabia 2009 concludes with significant recommendations

The conference expresses its great appreciation to H. H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, President of the U. A. E. and to H. H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai for their valuable support and encouragement to the committee of Offshore Arabia.

The conference has the honor to highly value the significant strides made by the UAE in the fields of economic and social development and environment conservation and development.

The conference has also expressed its appreciation to H. R. H Prince Turki Bin Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saoud president of the Presidency of Metrology and Environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The committee also referred to the role of H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed BIN Fahad UAE Minister of Environment and Water for his valuable support.

The conference had reviewed highly significant and important issues related to energy and environment. The Energy Challenges, Climate Change, Managing Resources and the Environment ,Health, Safety, Security and Rescue, Sustainability, Global Environment and the Role of Governments and Offshore and Onshore Protections.

The Conference issued the following recommendations:
- Countries in the region to review the current laws and regulation related to environment and ensure that they are compatible with the international accredited laws and regulations incorporated in the present protocols and Agreements signed by the States in the Region.

- Analyze the environmental present and future problems and obstacles and draft national and regional plans with the objective to draw strategies to adapt with future climate changes.

- Activate and enhance local and regional activities and participate in drafting plans to preserve and protect environmental marine and coastal pollution of all types.

- Enhance and encourage cooperation between national and regional corporations with aim to protect and lessen environment pollution and climate change in the Region.

- Increase environment awareness among different segments of the societies by employing local and regional media.

- strengthen collaboration between ROPME the Regional Organization for the Protection of Marine Environment , the Regional Clean Sea Organization and UNESCO for facilitating science industry , government cooperation for sustainable development , biodiversity conservation climatic change, adaptation for human wellbeing.

- The Regional Clean Sea Organization RESCO to function as a catalyst to energy and science and environmental sectors.